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Super Hits (Sherbet Album)
The discography of Sherbet, including releases under the names Highway and The Sherbs, consists of ten studio albums, thirty-eight singles, one extended play, eleven compilation albums, three live albums and two video album/DVDs. By February 1979, the band had amassed a total of six platinum and five gold albums in Australia. Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums ;Notes *° Australian Music DVD Chart. Extended plays Singles DVDs References External links Sherbet / The Sherbsarchived froon 27 November 2013 at Australian Rock Database. Retrieved 1 March 2014.Sherbet at * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discography
Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry for a specific recording will often list such details as the names of the artists involved, the time and place of the recording, the title of the piece performed, release dates, chart positions, and sales figures.Roy Shuker. Popular Music: The Key Concepts'. Routledge, 2005. 80. A discography can also refer to the recordings catalogue of an individual artist, group, or orchestra. This is distinct from a sessionography, which is a catalogue of recording sessions, rather than a catalogue of the records, in whatever medium, that are made from those recordings. The two are sometimes confused, especially in jazz, as specific release dates for jazz records are often difficult to ascertain, and session dates are substituted as a means of organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slipstream (Sherbet Album)
''Slipstream'' is the third studio album by Sherbet released in September 1974 and it peaked at No. 3 in Australia and was certified gold. Track listing Personnel * Lead vocals – Daryl Braithwaite * Bass, vocals – Tony Mitchell * Keyboards, vocals – Garth Porter * Drums – Alan Sandow * Guitar, vocals – Clive Shakespeare * Co-producers – Richard Batchens, Sherbet * Engineer – Richard Batchens * Remastered by William Bowden Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history References Sherbet (band) albums 1974 albums Festival Records albums Infinity Records albums Albums produced by Richard Batchens {{1970s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Davies (manager)
Roger Davies is an Australian artist manager, business manager, and music producer in the global music industry. Davies was born in 1952. He has managed multiple pop and rock performers, including Sherbet (1970 – 1979), Olivia Newton-John (1979 – 1986), Tina Turner (1981 - 2010), Dalbello (1984), James Reyne (1986 – 1990), Tony Joe White (1989 – 2000), Janet Jackson (1989 – 2002), Joe Cocker (1991 to 2014), Sade (1991 – present), M People (1997 – 2000), Cher (1999 – present), and Pink (2001 – present). Biography Roger Davies was born in 1952 and grew up in Melbourne. In 1970, at the age of 18, Davies left university life to become a roadie for a progressive rock band, Company Caine. The following year, he relocated to Sydney and worked for a booking agency, Consolidated Rock, which was set up by Michael Browning and Michael Gudinski. At age 20, in October of 1972, along with a fellow workmate, Michael Chugg, he set up Sunrise booking agency. Among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Concert (Sherbet Album)
''In Concert'' is the first live album by Sherbet, released in March 1975. It reached number 11 on the Kent Music Report in Australia. Track listing Charts Personnel * Bass guitar, harmony vocals – Tony Mitchell * Drums, percussion – Alan Sandow * Lead guitar, slide guitar, harmony vocals – Clive Shakespeare * Lead vocals, tambourine – Daryl Braithwaite * Organ ammond grand piano teinway Concert mellotron, electric piano urlitzer harmony vocals – Garth Porter Garth Ivan Richard Porter (born 24 September 1948) is a New Zealand-born Australian multi-instrumental musician, songwriter and record producer. He was a member, on keyboards and backing vocals, of the pop group, Sherbet (1970–84), and co-wr ... Production * Producer – Roger Davies, Sherbet * Produced, engineered, mixed and edited by Richard Batchens Notes * Recorded live on Sherbet's National '74 Spring Tour at the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne Festival Hall. * Engineered, mixed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaping Up (album)
''Shaping Up'' is the tenth and final studio album by Australian band, The Sherbs Sherbet (aka Highway or The Sherbs) was one of the most successful Australian rock bands of the 1970s. The 'classic line-up' of Daryl Braithwaite on vocals, Tony Mitchell on bass guitar, Garth Porter on keyboards, Alan Sandow on drums, and Cli .... It was released in November 1982 and peaked at number 76 on the Kent Music Report. Track listing ; Side A #"Shaping Up" #"No Holding Back (The Feeling)" #"Don't Throw It All Away" #"(I'll) Take It on the Run" ; Side B #"The Arrow" #"Wild Is the Sea" #"I Don't Wanna Lose You" #"Knowing You" (Bonus track on cassette release) Charts References Sherbet (band) albums 1982 albums {{1980s-pop-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defying Gravity (The Sherbs Album)
''Defying Gravity'' is the ninth studio album by Australian band Sherbet, and second under the name The Sherbs. It was released in 1981. French duo Daft Punk sampled "We Ride Tonight" on the song "Contact" from the 2013 album ''Random Access Memories'', which was a number one album in many countries. Track listing Personnel * Bass – Tony Mitchell * Drums – Alan Sandow * Guitar – Tony Leigh * Keyboards – Garth Porter * Vocals – Daryl Braithwaite Production * Artwork over– Alan Ewart * Engineers – David Price, Richard Lush * Engineer ssistant– Neil Rawle * Producer – Richard Lush Richard Lush is a British-born Australian recording engineer and producer. He began his career in the mid-1960s as an assistant engineer at the EMI Abbey Road Studios in London. Working alongside producer Sir George Martin and senior engineer G ..., The Sherbs * Remastered By – William Bowden Release history References {{Authority control Sherbet (band) al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Skill
''The Skill'' is the eighth studio album by the Australian band Sherbet but also the first under their new name, The Sherbs. It was released in October 1980 and reached at number 85 on the Kent Music Report. The title track single, "I Have the Skill" peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts in early 1981. It also peaked as high as No. 14 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts. Reception ''Cash Box'' wrote: "The revitalised fivesome plays a nifty brand of modern power pop that should please both Top 40 and AOR programmers. Best cuts are 'I Have the Skill' and 'Cindy's Waiting'". Track listing Personnel * Tony Mitchell – bass guitar * Garth Porter – keyboards * Daryl Braithwaite – vocals * Alan Sandow – drums * Harvey James Harvey James born Harvey William James Harrop (20 September 195215 January 2011) was an English-Australian rock guitarist. He was a member of the bands Mississippi (1973–74), Ariel (1974–75), Sherbet (1976–80, 1980–81) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherbet (Sherbet Album)
''Sherbet'' is the seventh studio album by Australian band, Sherbet released in August 1978. The album peaked at number 6 on the Kent Music Report. The album was titled ''Highway 1'' by ''Highway'' in North America. Track listing Personnel * Bass, vocals – Tony Mitchell * Drums – * Guitar, vocals – * Keyboards, vocals –[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Photoplay (album)
''Photoplay'' the sixth studio album by Australian rock band, Sherbet released in June 1977. The album peaked at number 4 on the Kent Music Report. At the Australian 1977 King of Pop Awards the song won Most Popular Australian Album. The album was titled ''Magazine'' in North America. Reception ''Cash Box magazine'' said "Their soft toned harmonies smooth the rough edges when the rock gets gritty, but the overall mood is one of studied balance and control." Track listing Personnel * Bass, vocals – Tony Mitchell * Drums – Alan Sandow * Guitar, vocals – Harvey James * Keyboards, vocals – Garth Porter * Lead vocals – Daryl Braithwaite Daryl Braithwaite (born 11 January 1949) is an Australian singer. He was the lead vocalist of Sherbet (1970–1984 and many subsequent reunions). Braithwaite also has a solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including t ... Production * Photography By – Graeme Webber * Producer – Richard Lush, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howzat (album)
''Howzat!'' is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band, Sherbet. released in June 1976. It spent two weeks at number one on the Australian albums chart in 1976. At the Australian 1976 King of Pop Awards the album won Most Popular Australian Album. Reception ''Cash Box magazine ''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online ...'' said "Their sound is a bit pop-ish, but the somewhat heavy-handed treatment of the instrumentation lends just enough punch to make ''Howzat!'' a solid choice for the FM programmer as well. We highly recommend the title track and 'Blueswalkin' to the progressive programmer, while 'Dancer' will supplement these just fine in the pop markets." Track listing Personnel Sherbet *Daryl Braithwaite - vocals, backing vocals, tambourine *Harvey Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John L Sayers
John L Sayers (d. 14 September 2021) was a New Zealand-born Australian recording engineer, producer and studio designer who engineered and/or produced many classic Australian rock and pop albums and singles from 1969 to the present. Sayers is one of a number of producer-engineers who are associated with the Melbourne popular music scene of the 1960s and 1970s and in particular with the renowned Armstrong's Studios, the venue where many of the most successful Australian pop/rock recordings of the period were recorded. He created the leading studio acoustics Forum ''Recording Studio Design'', and designeEnmore Audioin Sydney. Recording credits Sayers' recording credits as either engineer or producer or both include: 1960s * Liv Maessen - "Snowbird", "Knock Knock Who's There?" * Matt Flinders - "Picking up Pebbles", "Butterfly" * John Farnham - "One" * Max Merritt and the Meteors - '' Western Union Man'' album : * John Williamson - "Old Man Emu" * Russell Morris - "The Real ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Porter
Garth Ivan Richard Porter (born 24 September 1948) is a New Zealand-born Australian multi-instrumental musician, songwriter and record producer. He was a member, on keyboards and backing vocals, of the pop group, Sherbet (1970–84), and co-wrote both of their number-one singles, " Summer Love" (March 1975) and "Howzat" (May 1976). Porter is a co-writer and producer for country music singer Lee Kernaghan. Biography Garth Ivan Richard Porter was born on 24 September 1948 in Hamilton. His parents were farmers in the nearby rural area. He recalled that while growing up "I learnt piano for about six months so I had a rough idea of musical notation." The future songwriter spent two nights a week at his grandparents home in Hamilton, "I'd walk there from work and from their place, I would walk to night school and I vividly remember I used to really look forward to my walks. As I was walking, the pace of my footsteps would be the rhythm of a song and I was just making up words and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |